Tuesday, February 1, 2022

day no. 15,807: civility and severity

1 Corinthians 16:13-14
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. Let all your things be done with charity.

On my morning prayer walk today (7/24/20), in praying for my sons, I found these words...

May my sons be full of meekness and mettle, civility and severity. Amen.

God calls men to be chivalrous: both humble and heroic.
He calls them to be meek enough to ask Him for help and brave enough to be helpful to others.
He calls them to possess gentility and gallantry.
He calls them to be polite at a dinner party and punchy on a battlefield.
He calls them to be courteous and courageous.

A man needs to be hard for his wife and children, not hard on them;
he must be soft toward them and without being softened by them.

God calls men to be refined and fearless, forthright and focused, pleasant and with plenty of pluck.

In a word, God calls men to be men.

Andrizomai.

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